| The Week in Poetry | May 11, 2008 through May 18, 2008 |
| Sunday May 11 |
This week at the Poets' Asylum we will hold our regular open mic followed by a cash slam. Poets will perform poems of their own creation in 2 rounds scored by randomly chosen judges. The winner will receive a percentage of the bucket based on the luck of the draw from a deck of cards. Come join in the fun at The Q Cafe (362 Chandler Street, Worcester). The open mic sign-up list goes out around 7:00 p.m. and the reading starts closer to 7:30 p.m. No cover; please throw some money in the bucket to support the reading. |
| Monday May 12 |
The Community Voices Poetry Open Mic meets every Monday night.
They meet at Jester's (124 Elm Street, Westfield - next to Performance
Music). The poetry kicks off at 7:00 p.m. This week they will hold
an open mic followed by a feature by Sympetalous. No cover;
throw some money in the bucket to support the reading.
There is a new poetry reading starting in Putnam, CT. Flood Stage is being held at Victoria Station Cafe (91 Main Street, Putnam, CT). They will meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. There is an open mic - 2 or 3 poems with a maximum of 8 minutes. Check it out if you have a chance. |
| Tuesday May 13 |
GotPoetry Live! meets every Tuesday night at Reflections Cafe, 8 Govenor Street, Providence, RI. The reading starts at 7:30 p.m. with an open mic. The cover is a very reasonable $2. This week they will hold the regular open mic followed by a feature by Len Germinara. |
| Wednesday May 14 |
Are you a woman who writes? Then consider stopping by The Q Cafe (362 Chandler
Street, Worcester) tonight from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. A group of interested
women will be getting together to discuss restarting the Shakti Women's Writing Pact.
The Boston Slam at the Cantab Lounge (738 Mass Avenue, Cambridge) holds a reading every Wednesday night starting at 8 p.m. The night starts with an open mic. Tonight the Logan Philips will follow the open mic. That will be followed by a the Season Championship slam as part of the 8x8 series. Cover is $3. |
| Thursday May 15 |
Bobby Gibbs is running a poetry slam at the Hotel Vernon (1 Millbury Street, Worcester). The Spot at the Kelly Square Yacht Club meets at 8:00 p.m. sign-up with the show starting at 8:30. Every Thursday night there will be an open mic followed by a feature. This week the feature will be Jaime Caroline. No cover but bring money to buy a beverage and to support the feature. |
| Friday May 16 |
We couldn't find anything poetric happening locally tonight. If you are looking for something to do head over to The Q for some coffee or check out socialweb.net to see what else is happening in and around Wotown. |
| Saturday May 17 |
No Poetry Haiku #1
No poetic stuff |
| Sunday May 18 |
Ballard Street Poetry Journal will host their next
Poetry Workshop today between 3 and 5 p.m. at the
offices of the
Worcester County Poetry Association (1 Ekman Street, first floor,
Worcester). This week Heather J. Macpherson will facilitate a
workshop titled The Art of Imitation. Suggested donation of $3
to $5. For more info please visit the BSPJ
website.
Come join the fun at the Poets' Asylum this week for our regular open mic and a feature by Logan Phillips. Phillips writes from the most intricate and deeply set valve of his heart. His words are bilingual, binational and accessible to all. He breaks borders with his breath and rips down walls with words. His poetry melts cultures into people, languages into pure communication and races into humanity. He is the young voice of the southwest. His work is like no other in the poetry scene from style to subject matter he is perfectly unique. His performance is passionate as his words simply take him over. You will not be the same person after hearing him speak. Visit dirtyverbs.com for a sample of his work. Please join us at The Q Cafe (362 Chandler Street, Worcester). The open mic sign-up list goes out around 7:00 p.m. and the reading starts closer to 7:30 p.m. No cover; please throw some money in the bucket to support the feature. |
Additional information on many of these events may be available in the Other Poetry section of this site.
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